10 Animation Shorts for the Oscar 2017 Race

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards®. Sixty-nine pictures had originally qualified in the category.

The Annecy-awarded The Head Vanishes by Franck Dion, which tells the beautifully quirky story of an old woman losing its head (read Franck Dion's interview) is among the candidates.

The visual fable of Blind Vaysha by Bulgarian-Canadian auteur Theo Ushev brings in vivid contrast the dilemma of a girl torn between an eye who looks at the past and another eye looking at the future.

Another French film, the political Under Your Fingers (Sous tes doigts) by Marie-Christine Courtès vies for a place in the final nominees.

Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist. Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in December.

Nominations for the 89th Oscars® will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood.

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